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P-I-T 2009. THE PORTRAIT OF HOMELESSNESS IN FAYETTE COUNTY. Pre-count. Point-in-Time Committee Community Outreach Public Speaking Engagements 2 Newspaper Articles 1 Radio Spot Flyers Contacting Agencies/Churches
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P-I-T 2009 THE PORTRAIT OF HOMELESSNESS IN FAYETTE COUNTY
Pre-count • Point-in-Time Committee • Community Outreach • Public Speaking Engagements • 2 Newspaper Articles • 1 Radio Spot • Flyers • Contacting Agencies/Churches • Local Governmental Support – County Resolution & City Manager Statement of Support • 41 Volunteers
It was a blistering cold day in January -Service Based Count -Street Count -Sheltered Count -Soup Kitchen Firewood Covered by the Snow Storm
The troops when out at midnight & continued their track until 11:00 that night UNDER A LEVEL 2
Point in time at a glance The Numbers At a Glance • 95% of sheltered data reported from HMIS • 96 Precariously Housed • 81 Persons Total • 59 Sheltered • 16 Unsheltered
POINT IN TIME 2009 Homeless by the Percentages
Unsheltered count • 16 Total • 13 single Male • 3 single Female • 6 Chronically Homeless • 10 disabled
Unsheltered count • 1 Severely Mentally Ill • 1 Drug Abuse • 2 Alcohol Abuse • 5 Physical Disabilities • 1 Victim of DV
Next steps • Expand Point in Time Count to include a Summer Count • Create an awareness event atmosphere with homeless speakers and events during the evening • Invite local television to shadow • Use this data to justify and expand existing programs • Pat ourselves on the back for what we are doing well